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Paronychia canadensis (Linnaeus) Alph. Wood. Canada Whitlow-wort, Forked Chickweed. Phen: Jun-Oct. Hab: Dry rocky woods, shale barrens. Dist: NH and s. ON west to MN, south to n. GA (Jones & Coile 1988), AL, n. AR, c. LA, and KS.

ID notes: This species is somewhat taller on average than P. fastigiata or P. montana.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, FNA5, G, GrPl, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WV, Chaudhri (1968); = Anychia canadensis (L.) Elliott – S; ? Anychia canadensis (L.) Elliott – S13; ? Paronychia dichotoma (L.) Nutt. – S13

Links to other floras: = Paronychia canadensis - FNA5

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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Erect, bushy-branched annual of dry rocky woods and shale barrens.

Stems: Stems with finely forked branches, smooth.

Leaves: Leaves opposite, short-petiolate, elliptic to oval with blunt tips, 1/4-1 in. long, with dark glandular dots.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Flowers sessile and 1-2 in the axils of leaf-like bracts; greenish-white; tiny; cup-shaped; consisting of 5 petal-like sepals with a green to brownish mid-vein and whitish edges, 5 stamens and 2 short styles.

Fruits: Fruit a reddish-brown, rounded capsule with persistent sepals.

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Height: 3-16 in.

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description: Erect, bushy-branched annual of dry rocky woods and shale barrens.

stems: Stems with finely forked branches, smooth.

leaves: Leaves opposite, short-petiolate, elliptic to oval with blunt tips, 1/4-1 in. long, with dark glandular dots.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flowers sessile and 1-2 in the axils of leaf-like bracts; greenish-white; tiny; cup-shaped; consisting of 5 petal-like sepals with a green to brownish mid-vein and whitish edges, 5 stamens and 2 short styles.

fruits: Fruit a reddish-brown, rounded capsule with persistent sepals.

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